Vayeishev 38:14 · unit 2
Parashas Vayeishev · Passuk 38:14
The Complete Passuk
וַתָּ֩סַר֩ בִּגְדֵ֨י אַלְמְנוּתָ֜הּ מֵֽעָלֶ֗יהָ וַתְּכַ֤ס בַּצָּעִיף֙ וַתִּתְעַלָּ֔ף וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ בְּפֶ֣תַח עֵינַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־דֶּ֣רֶךְ תִּמְנָ֑תָה כִּ֤י רָאֲתָה֙ כִּֽי־גָדַ֣ל שֵׁלָ֔ה וְהִ֕וא לֹֽא־נִתְּנָ֥ה ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃
And she put off her widow’s garments from her, and covered herself with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in the entrance of Einayim, which is by the way to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given to him as a wife.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 10a .
Sefaria — Sotah 10a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְכִי אֶפְשָׁר כֵּן? וַהֲלֹא אֲפִלּוּ זוֹנָה שֶׁבַּזּוֹנוֹת אֵינָהּ עוֹשָׂה כֵּן.
English: But is that possible? Even the most brazen zonah does not act thus [sitting fully exposed at a public crossroads].
On the daf / in context: The Gemara challenges a purely literal reading of an open roadside seat and pushes toward the deeper place-name reading.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Bavli sugya) — not a formal named middah of the 13 . A practical objection forces a non-superficial reading of the location.
What Is Learned
A flat reading of “entrance of Einayim” as a public prostitute’s post is rejected; the verse supports a more dignified geographic derash.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.